Early Bad Short

Some New Paintings

22"x20"
Acrylic on masonite

A friend had been asking me to do a painting of the Trojan Horse for quite a while. Not exactly a subject I would have chosen! I decided to think, "how would Leo de Lomas do it"? Made me glad I stayed in high school and hung with surfers AND lowriders. Pretty simple after that.

Frames can be a distraction...and that's a good thing.

Has someone you don’t particularly care for ever presented you with a photo of themselves? You KNOW they expect to see it displayed in a prominent place EVERY time they drop by! You know who I’m talking about. The guy or gal who stops in, unannounced, eats all your food, drinks all your grape Nehi, and hits you up for a loan on their way out. That one.

Fortunately, the framing department at R. Moy Art has the perfect (and always tastefull) solution.

Simply bury said photo in one of our extremely distracting (did I mention always tastefull) frames and no one will ever notice the photo!

Magicians have employed this sort of distraction for centuries and you can inform your friends you now have a total grasp of what “putting lipstick on a pig” really means.

PS

If you don’t like color or humor, don’t expect to ever have your photographic portrait displayed in my crib.

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CURIOSITY TRUMPS FEAR. RESULTS JUST ARE!

A few years ago I had to make some changes to my fairly reckless lifestyle to avoid, what I would consider, an early demise. I've actually embraced these changes resulting in my current amazement as to how good all aspects of my life have become. But, like all good things, there has been a catch or two. The most obvious has been the consideration of ideas I'd avoided for decades. While NORMAL thinking for many, I never gave this one a thought: that is, life is short, lots of ground to cover, and spinning my wheels gets me nowhere.

When you were a kid, did your mom ever get you an outfit with a reversible jacket that came with two pairs of pants? Mine did. I picked the side of the jacket and the pair of pants that I wouldn't mind being caught dead in, buried pants # 2 deep in the closet and deemed the other side of the jacket an interesting lining. No play for those guys.

In my own way, I'm attempting to say "fuck all" to my reluctance.

SO, I finished a tri-folding dressing screen in 2002 that never really moved me much. My thinking at the time was, if I kept it tight, clean and unobjectionable in every way, someone might buy it. Nope! It's been taking up space in my studio for over a decade. Every time I look at it, it makes me think my pants were on way too tight at that time. Since this screen has two sides (both pretty much the same), I reworked the unsigned side using curiosity as my main tool. Is it better? Maybe. Did it make me feel good? Why should anyone care about that?
RESULTS JUST ARE.

Boy, that's a lot of yackin' for just a few images.

2002

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Why I Love Chicago (and it ain't just the shoes)

One of the first things that I fell in love with when I moved to Chicago in '73 was the work of the Chicago Imagists. These artists were not doing installation work, performance art, or paintings that looked like they were from New York. Their work spoke LOUDLY to me and for some reason connected with my library of imagery that followed me from my west coast surfer, wannabe lowrider upbringing.

I'd be lying if I said my work is that of homage to this incredible collection of artists. The truth is, I've stolen left and right from these guys and gals. I do, however, chew it up and allow it to filter through my "soul mesh" in the  hope I can add a little me.
My goal is to offer what I see, get you to look, and if you want to think about it, be my guest.

This trifold was inspired by an Al Green show I went to in the early '90's. I was surrounded by some of the best dressed people I've ever been in the same room with. After living with those visuals for a couple of decades, I thought I should plug in the compressor and get crackin'.

This is the first political/environmental art I've done since the late 60's. It was inspired by friends back in California. I believe their message is important & urgent. Unfortunately, me being me, I had to take a sort of comic approach. Sorry, It's a curse!

Some Clay, Some Other Stuff

This morning I was talking to a friend I've known for a couple of years. He's very accomplished in the arts but I didn't know he's a clay guy too! So I thought I'd dip into the archives & post a few examples, old & new of my love/hate relationship with my old girlfriend....CLAY. 

 

 A little raku, a little wood, a little paint & hardware

Tea sets done in the late 60's

This piece is from 1973 & includes a slip cast I made from a Jayne Mansfield hot water bottle.

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